{
  "id": 6538685,
  "title": "Climate change, El Nino push Earth to hottest month ever measured",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/climate-change-el-nino-push-earth-to-hottest-month-ever-measured-6538685",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T04:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260910/climate-change-el-nino-push-earth-to-hottest-month-ever-measured"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Earth reached its hottest month ever recorded in August, surpassing a crucial climate benchmark, due to the combined effects of human-induced climate change and a powerful El Nino, according to the European climate service Copernicus. The sweltering temperatures in August also pushed the globe and the United States through the warmest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured by scientists. In August, the world averaged 62.53 degrees Fahrenheit (16.96 degrees Celsius), which was essentially a tie with the previous record set in July 2023, as both values were within the margin of error of one-hundredth of a degree Celsius, explained Samantha Burgess, strategic climate lead for Copernicus. \"It is now time to stop acting surprised that our warming planet keeps getting warmer. This is occurring exactly as forecast by scientists decades ago,\" Texas A&M University climate scientist Andrew Dessler noted in an email. \"The interesting question is not whether we will keep breaking heat records (we will), but whether we're going to do anything about it.\"",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate change and a supersized El Nino, according to the European climate service Copernicus. August's sizzle also helped push the globe and the United States to swelter through the hottest Northern Hemisphere summer scientists have…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Climate change, El Nino push Earth to hottest month ever measured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/climate-change-el-nino-push-earth-to-hottest-month-ever-measured",
        "published": "2026-09-10T04:22:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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